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DOPPELMAYR, Johann Gabriel
Six spectacular celestial maps, with the constellations beautifully depicted, from Doppelmayr and Homann’s famous Atlas Coelestis. Together, the set of six form a comprehensive map of the heavens as viewed from different points on the earth’s surface. The paths of the major comets, as observed by ...
Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 49 / 23 x 19½
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Sumptuously illustrated title page from Homann’s Atlas Novus. Two giants stand upon a globe, holding up the heavens, a flock of birds fly amongst sunrays, owls and other birds of the night fly in the moonlight at upper right. Four figures blow winds against the globe. In the foreground Neptune, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 50 / 11½ x 19½
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SEUTTER, Georg Matthaus
“Based on Homann’s earlier map of England and Wales,....The map’s most prominent feature is the display of life in Georgian times setting off the title cartouche. Both symbolic and everyday figures are used to illustrate the sciences, trade and industry, agriculture, and maritime activity ...
Dimensions (W x H): 48.8 x 57 / 19 x 22½
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BESLER, Basilius
Three summer plants from Basilius Besler’s collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Handsome sea chart from the German cartographer Johann Baptiste Homann, who was the Imperial Geographer of the Holy Roman Empire and a dominant map publisher in Germany in the eighteenth century. After Homann's death the business was carried on by his son until his death in 1730 whereupon the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 58.5 x 49 / 23 x 19½
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HOMANN Heirs
The plate is made up of five separate maps at different scales, only two of which ascribe to being by Homann. The title is in Latin and German with English/German translations of mapping terms. The text on the maps is in German.
Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 49 / 22 x 19½
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Wonderful and elaborate map of Spain and Portugal, including the Balearic Islands, from the German cartographer Johann Baptiste Homann, who was the Imperial Geographer of the Holy Roman Empire. Coloured by regions and showing towns, rivers and mountains pictorially in relief. Coast of Africa shown ...
Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 47 / 23 x 18½
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BESLER, Basilius
One of a collection of botanicals from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the book was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
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BESLER, Basilius
Plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the book was first ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
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BESLER, Basilius
One of a collection of botanicals from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the book was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
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BESLER, Basilius
One of a collection of botanicals from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the book was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
£1995
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BESLER, Basilius
One of a collection of botanicals from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the book was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
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BESLER, Basilius
A beautiful print showing five spring flowers. One of a collection of botanicals from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 49 / 15½ x 19½
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BESLER, Basilius
A beautiful print showing five winter flowers. One of a collection of botanicals from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19½
£1600
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BESLER, Basilius
Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
£2000
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BESLER, Basilius
Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
£1600
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BESLER, Basilius
Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
£1600
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BESLER, Basilius
Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
£1600
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BESLER, Basilius
Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
£2000
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BESLER, Basilius
Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
£1600
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BESLER, Basilius
Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
£1600
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BESLER, Basilius
Three summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
£1600
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BESLER, Basilius
Five summer plants from Basilius Besler's collection of botanicals, Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons. When the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
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SEUTTER, George Matthaeus
Matthaeus Seutter was one of the most important of the German cartographers and publishers. Born in Augsburg, Seutter served an apprenticeship in Nuremberg with J.B.Homann and later Seutter established his own map business in Augsburg. The Seutter publishing house produced a great number of maps, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 58.5 x 50.5 / 23 x 20
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Homann’s decorative map of the southern Caspian Sea, in superb original colour, showing Dagestan, parts of Georgia, Armenia, Iran (‘Kilania’) and Kazakhstan. Inset map of the Russian city of ‘Tercki’ at top right. Compass rose and ships at sea, ornate cartouche, uncoloured, at lower right, scales ...
Dimensions (W x H): 59 x 50 / 23 x 19½
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BESLER, Basilius
One of an extremely rare collection of botanicals from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons.When ...
Dimensions (W x H): 40 x 47 / 15½ x 18½
£5000
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BESLER, Basilius
One of an extremely rare collection of botanicals from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons.When ...
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 48 / 16 x 19
£5000
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BESLER, Basilius
One of an extremely rare collection of botanicals from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons.When ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 49 / 15½ x 19½
£5000
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BESLER, Basilius
One of an extremely rare collection of botanicals from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis. Besler was a Nuremburg apothecary in charge of the elaborate garden of the Bishop Prince of Eisenstatt. The plates, illustrating more than a thousand flowers were arranged according to the seasons.When ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 48 / 15½ x 19
£2000
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
This magnificent map of the Eastern Seaboard, extends from New York and "New Jarsey" to South Carolina and west to Lake Erie. To the south, as with many maps of the time, is the large mythical lak ‘Apalache Lacus,.The map first appeared in Homann's Atlas Novus, 1714, and appeared in a number of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 57.5 x 48.5 / 22½ x 19
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HOMANN, Johann & Christoph Baptist
This stylish map, has lavish illustrations of the pyramids, waterfalls, and Egyptian antiquities, and clearly delineates 3 areas of Egypt; ‘Inferior, Media and Superior.’ Text on the title and map itself is in Latin, the text on the illustrations is in German
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 55 / 18½ x 21½
£1200
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HOMANN Heirs, and August Gottlieb Boehme
A beautiful map of the Americas, with the undiscovered north west left blank. A very decorative cartouche, showing the title and Latin text within a Baroque frame, flanked by Native Americans in a landscape with erupting volcanoes behind.
Dimensions (W x H): 54 x 47 / 21½ x 18½
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Detailed map of Belgium and parts of Holland, France and Germany. Decorated cartouche at top left, with title beneath drapes, reclining figure below. Secondary cartouche at lower right with two lions guarding an inset view of Lüttich under bombardment
Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 48 / 22 x 19
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HOMANN Heirs
A splendid and detailed map of Asia in stereographic projection, North Pole at top centre with large ornamental cartouche at lower left, secondary cartouche with seven scales at top right
Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 48 / 21½ x 19
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HAAS, Johann Matthias, for Homann Heirs
Beautiful and detailed map of Asia. Very accurate apart from the coastline of Novaya Zemla, NE Asia and towards Australia. Dedicatory cartouche at lower left, with King holding court, secondary cartouche, decoratedat top left with six scales. Title on top border
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 49 / 21 x 19½
£775
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
A map of Asia with a handsome decorated cartouche at lower left, depicting an Oriental court, with subjects kneeling to a ruler on a throne while lions prowl about the court. At top right there is a secondary cartouche with a dedication. Coastlines are fairly accurately shown , but the interior ...
Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 49 / 23 x 19½
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BEAURAIN, Jean Chevalier de
Beautiful map depicting Spanish / Balearic island of Menorca. Decorated with a cartouche on top left margin. Large block of historical text underneath describing the island, embellished with an ornate border. Panorama and harbour view of Mahon and Fort St. Philippe on lower margin. The island of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 42 / 21 x 16½
£550
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BEAURAIN, Jean Chevalier de
Beautiful map depicting Spanish / Balearic island of Menorca. Decorated with a cartouche on top left margin. Large block of historical text underneath describing the island, embellished with an ornate border. Panorama and harbour view of Mahon and Fort St. Philippe on lower margin. The island of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 42 / 21 x 16½
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Map of southwest Germany and northern Switzerland, with Lake Constance at the lower centre of the map. Decorated cartouche at top left, secondary cartouche with dedication and scale at lower left
Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 48 / 23 x 19
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Detailed map of SE Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Switzerland and the Gulf of Trieste, with ornate cartouche, at top left showing cherubs in clouds carrying shields. There is a simpler decorated cartouche with a few notes, at lower right
Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 48 / 23 x 19
£2250
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Beautiful, decorative map of the Southern skies with all the constellations, drawn by the famous scientist Johann Gabriel Doppelmayer. Cherubs carrying astronomical instruments. Title along top edge in each corner. Lists of astronomical data in columns on both sides of map. Ref: Scott, Celestial ...
Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 48 / 22 x 19
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Decorated cartouche at top left, Secondary cartouche at lower left, listing the different regions on the map. The map shows the whole of modern Germany , the low countries, amd parts of Denmark, Poland Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland France and Northern Italy
Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 48 / 22 x 19
£550
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HOMANN Heirs
Ornamented cartouche, decorated with a beach scene of Neptune, mermaid, two hunters, and a huge whale, Italian and German scales at lower left. This is a finely detailed map of Corsica’s rivers, towns and mountains, but the bold colour highlights the regions.
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 55.5 / 19½ x 22
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HOMANN Heirs
Ornamented cartouche, decorated with title in a whale's gaping mouth on a beach scene of Neptune, mermaid, and two hunters. Italian and German scales at lower left. This is a finely detailed map of Corsica's rivers, towns and mountains. Coloured in two regions, north and south.
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 55.5 / 19½ x 22
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
A fine example of original colour. Magnificent cartouche at top left, with Moses holding a tablet up to the Heavens as light streams down from behind a cloud. Secondary cartouche at lower left has an inset of Sinai and Canaan
Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 48 / 22 x 19
£350
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HOMANN Heirs
Based on the 1719 map by the French Jesuit priest, Bouchet (Moreland and Bannister p 271), this attractive map has an ornate cartouche left plain. It shows the different European outposts-English, French, Danish, Dutch and Portuguese-with flags
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 53 / 19 x 21
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HOMANN Heirs
Oran is in present day Algeria. The upper half is a map of the Oran, the lower half is a ‘View of the Coast of Oran’. Text at the top in Latin and German, with a legend at the bottom. Seutter issued a very similar plan of Oran, as shown in Potter’s Collecting Antique maps, p69
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 46 / 21 x 18
£250
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HOMANN Heirs
Oran is in present day Algeria. The upper half is a map of the Oran, the lower half is a ‘View of the Coast of Oran’. Text at the top in Latin and German, with a legend at the bottom. Seutter issued a very similar plan of Oran, as shown in Potter’s Collecting Antique maps, p69
Dimensions (W x H): 53 x 46 / 21 x 18
£375
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HOMANN Heirs
This beautiful and informative plan and view of Gibraltar and its fortifications is divided into four parts: A shows the border with Spain, B shows the whole of Gibraltar with the ‘Fortifications from 1727, the English made to increase their security.’ The third and fourth parts, much smaller in ...
Dimensions (W x H): 57 x 48 / 22½ x 19
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
This sumptuously decorated twin hemisphere map has cherubs supporting the title banner, zephyrs and images of the heavens along the top edge, and volcanoes, whirlpools, and rainbows on lower edge. Two celestial insets of the northern and southern hemispheres, plus two smaller insets showing the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 54.5 x 48.2 / 21½ x 19
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Sumptuously decorated twin hemisphere map with zephyrs and images of the heavens along the top edge, cherubs supporting the title banner. Dramatic depictions of volcanoes, whirlpools, and rainbows in lower corners, with explanatory text below. Two celestial hemispheres of the northern and southern ...
Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 48 / 21½ x 19
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HOMANN HEIRS
A beautiful map of the two hemispheres with two title cartouches, one in Latin and the other in French. There are four further hemispheres depicting different projections and two showing the position of the sun
Dimensions (W x H): 54 x 46 / 21½ x 18
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HOMANN Heirs
A very attractive twin hemisphere Mappe Monde, maps of the poles in the cusps, two diagrams either side of lower centre show solar eclipses. In the lower corners two small antipodean maps, one centred on Europe the other on the South Pacific. Two decorated title cartouches in the upper corners, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 50 / 23 x 19½
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Detailed map of Switzerland. Title cartouche at top left decorated with cherubs, displaying banners, drapes and shields. Scale at lower left with Alpine scene and interior of an Alpine home
Dimensions (W x H): 57 x 49 / 22½ x 19½
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Attractive decorated cartouche at top right, two scales at lower right
Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 48 / 22 x 19
£300
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
This magnificent map of Portugal, clearly showing its regions, has a bold cartouche decorated with branches and leaves, Four scales at lower left.
Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 58 / 18 x 23
£600
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
This beautiful and lavish map has an ornamental title cartouche at top left with coat of arms, Neptune, maidens and soldier. Secondary cartouche with four scales at lower right and view of Bordeaux, plans of the fortifications of Bayonne and Blaye, at top right
Dimensions (W x H): 57 x 49 / 22½ x 19½
£300
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Decorated cartouche at top right. Decorations of water bearers and mountains stream at lower left containing an inset map of the source of the River Rhine. The map reaches from the Rhine delta at Dutch coast at top left to Lake Constance at lower right
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 57 / 19½ x 22½
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Magnificent map of Africa, more decorative than accurate. The coastline is fairly detailed and accurately depicted, the interior is a little fanciful. ‘... poor geographically’, says Tooley in his Guide to Maps of Africa, p.51, ‘with an extraordinary delineation of the Nile which is partly based ...
Dimensions (W x H): 57 x 49 / 22½ x 19½